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Carmel Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Monterey (18 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 261 | 388 | 625 | 754 | 769 | 720 | 616 | 560 | 560 | 468 | 428 | 335 | 322 | 245 | 240 | 181 | 170 | 170 | 137 | 139 | 161 | 170 | 148 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 1.31 | 8:47PM 1.63 | 10:14AM 1.37 | 9:35PM 1.59 | 10:40AM 1.41 | 10:20PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:52PM 0.68 | 3:42AM -0.04 | 3:39PM 0.55 | 4:16AM 0.05 | 4:21PM 0.45 | 4:45AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Monterey
Continuing clean conditions at Carmel Beach (calm at Carmel 1 km from Carmel Beach). 1.6m 10s swell from the WNW with a 0.6m 14s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 14 min ago
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